I've heard this can happen, but just takes a pull on the lever to correct them again.

Any pics you could post? Was the steering improved over stock?

The steering is great.(even without a steeringdamper ) And I knew the fork would be a bit to weak. But its my winter ride not my winter racer
The first time I touch the brake its just a bit deeper. I don't need to pump to have a working brake again.

Sweet!
Did you have to modify the upper shock mounts or are those cartridge shocks the correct length? What make are those shocks?
Also, did you move the rear brace up, or just eliminate it>? It's hard to see in the photo.

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Sweet!
Did you have to modify the upper shock mounts or are those cartridge shocks the correct length? What make are those shocks?
Also, did you move the rear brace up, or just eliminate it>? It's hard to see in the photo.

I didn't have to modify the shock mounts. The shocks are custom build to suit this fork.

When I bought the fork it was a wreck. The stem was messed up. The brace was bent and made from sheet metal.
I took it all out and made a new brace. Changed the head bearing size to something bigger than the original bicycle size.

Sounds like the axle or swingarm spindle twist on the 69S Earles, and maybe the forks were twisting on Ivan's Retro.
The common denominator is the caliper mounts themselves. Maybe they were flexing on both setups.

WOW great work on the fork fabrication!!!!!!! Wish I had the skill / equipment to build something like that.

No brake pressure loss that I've ever noticed. The Suzuki calipers are mounted underneath. The front end I have was modified by some dude in the Bay Area eons ago, so I was told. I wasn't too sure how it would work but no regrets.

My front end has got a little squirrly a couple times especially if there were irregularities in the road, but nothing memorable. I remember thinking: "note to self...don't go into bumpy unknown corners so hot".
After a lot of miles with a conventional front end, and then on an Earls, I definately love the Earls. A lot less work and no front dive under heavy braking. I have Progressive shocks in the front, set on the lower end. It is somewhat harsh on rough roads but is stable.

I dissected the bike last winter for a new clutch assembly / rear main / head rebuild / timing chain.
Now my final drive / wheel hub splines are getting worn, so that's next. Those things happen when you work a rig as hard as we do!
The original builder hacked off the additional support member midway up the fork. I've bolted in another axle shaft in the rear swingarm mount to help reinforce things. I need to weld in another brace (someday) like the OP has on his.

Do you have any close-up shots of the caliper mounts? Did you just weld tabs to the bottom of the swingarm?
I'm trying to decide the best way to hang my calipers- fixed to the swingarm, or floating brackets on the axle, with brake stays, like Prutser's bike.

I'm kinda worried welding on the swingarm might create a stress riser. I suppose if I keep all the welds parallel with the arm that would help eliminate that. Somewhere in Hacks I saw a photo of leading links on a K bike broken right above a weld made perpendicular to the downtubes.

Am I being a worrywart?

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Do you have any close-up shots of the caliper mounts? Did you just weld tabs to the bottom of the swingarm?
I'm trying to decide the best way to hang my calipers- fixed to the swingarm, or floating brackets on the axle, with brake stays, like Prutser's bike.

I'm kinda worried welding on the swingarm might create a stress riser. I suppose if I keep all the welds parallel with the arm that would help eliminate that. Somewhere in Hacks I saw a photo of leading links on a K bike broken right above a weld made perpendicular to the downtubes.

Am I being a worrywart?

Photo was taken early on before I mounted the Lester Wheels....tabs welded into place.
The front end had some serious welding / modifications before coming to me. All the welds looked good though.
I was real cautious riding for the first few thousand miles but all is well after 3 years of hard use.

If the /2 was designed for sidecar use how can that be true? The answer is - it works just fine.

I don't know what the wall thicknesses are for each or tensile strength ratings, etc., but I have held both a Unit set (with shocks and calipers) and an old Earles forks set (shocks only), and the Earles were heavier. Might not mean anything, but they are beefier than they look like in photos...

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